Delta Junction, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Delta Junction: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Delta Junction and Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Southeast Fairbanks Census Area numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 6 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 6 truck crashes on record for Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015.
Overview
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has recorded 6 truck crashes since 2015, with 0 people injured and 0 killed.
Delta Junction had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Southeast Fairbanks Census Area numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has on record.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Delta Junction happened on Richardson Hwy (1) and SR-4 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015.
Route planning tips for Delta Junction fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Crash reporting for 2020 and 2021 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Richardson Hwy | 1 |
| SR-4 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area) |
|---|---|
| Richardson Hwy At Meadows Rd | 2 |
| Alaska Hwy Mile Post 1294 | 1 |
| Milepost 232 Richardson Highway | 1 |
| Milepost 232 Richardson Hwy | 1 |
| Richardson Hwy At Shaw Creek Rd | 1 |
Delta Junction at a glance
| Population | 985 |
| Land area | 13.9 sq mi |
| Density | 71 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | — | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | -7% | 0.3 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.4 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2000s and 2 a year in the 2010s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Delta Junction
How many truck accidents are there in Delta Junction?
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area has had 6 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 0 people and killing 0.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Delta Junction?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Delta Junction?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.